Philly Temps & Perm is a great team of staffing experts who value our relationships. Philly Temps & Perm takes the time to get to know your business, its culture, and the unique demands of your available positions. We provide staffing solutions for office support, customer service, catering and event staff.

Philly Temps had event staff at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks this past weekend for Brick Fest Live!

Interested employer looking to fill some positions for an event or hospitality staff position? Contact us online, or reach out at (215) 995-2607. Philly Temps & Perm is an industry leader in helping to identify, evaluate, and recruit the strongest and most experienced workforce for our customers.

Day 3 of our convention and event staff at the AAHPM Convention – The attendees are exceptionally nice and our client is a joy to work with.

If you are an employer and are interested in hiring for a position such as a convention or hospitality event, please contact us online, or by calling us at (215) 995-2607. We specialize in delivering contingent and permanent staffing solutions in the a variety of industries, such as administrative, catering and event industries.

There is a lot of talk in the employment sector about Purple Squirrels – the mythical perfect candidate. A Purple Squirrel has a resume illustrating skills and experience that aligns perfectly with the job or event staffing description, bullet point by bullet point. They have fantastic presentation. Their salary requirements are in line with what the company is looking to pay. In theory, this nearly mythical Purple Squirrel could immediately handle all the imagined responsibilities of any position without any training, seamlessly integrating the the culture of the office and being a loyal, long term employee.

Just saying, purple squirrels have been found in Pennsylvania

Much has been written about the Purple Squirrel conundrum – the excess of applicants in the job market and yet no one is ‘qualified’ for the vacant position. There are a lot of interesting articles out there trying to parse where the blame lies; the unrealistic expectation of those in charge of hiring, technical failings of HR software, the glut of applications to any position overwhelming the protracted hiring process, the psychological implications to your business of always hoping someone better is still out there. Despite this, every company still wants a Purple Squirrel. But what if a Green Squirrel is the answer?Read the rest of this entry »

Philly Temps is currently looking for motivated students of the Hospitality, Event, Business, and Human Resources fields to apply to our internal paid internships.

Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with Philly Temps staff in creating and executing marketing programs, developing and maintaining client relationships, as well as screening and on boarding candidates.

This is a flexible paid internship, although a commitment of a minimum of 15 hours a week will be required. Compensation is competitive, and depending on need, internship may also apply for school credit. Applicants must currently be enrolled in relevant program and highly motivated to enter into the staffing or human resources field.

More information about each opportunity is available by reading the full postings on our job board.